Thank you very much for these clarifications, Mr. Huppé.
When I was talking about your enthusiasm earlier, I didn't mean to undermine it, on the contrary. Having said that, Canada boasts one of the best public services in the world, yet it can't manage to put in place an adequate payroll system. I think it's disastrous. I can't remain unmoved by the fact that people are losing everything, including their homes and their credit ratings. It has even driven people to suicide.
In 2018, a damning report from the Office of the Auditor General noted slow progress. Initially, the federal government was very slow to respond. Then, a second report on the implementation of measures was long in coming. I would say it's a little too late, because there are people who have suffered from this or are suffering from it now.
Have senior Treasury Board Secretariat officials been sanctioned in this regard? In terms of resolving this issue, incompetence is clearly a factor. There may be people who need to acquire more specific skills, but there is no time to raise their level of competence. Tragedies have happened.
What can you tell us? Were people reassigned or fired to remedy the situation?